Kathmandu, Feb. 3 : A nine-member Nepalese parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Taranath Ranabhat will pay a weeklong visit to Japan from February 7 at the friendly invitation of Speaker of the lower house of  Diet (Japanese Parliament) Soichiro ito.

During the visit, the Nepalese parliamentary delegation will pay a courtesy call on Japanese Prime Minister Keiji Obuchi, Speaker of the lower house of Diet Soichiro ito and chairman of the House of Counsellors Juro Saito and exchange views on various aspects of inter-parliamentary relations.

His Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan and Her Majesty Empress Michiko Opf Japan will grant audience to the Nepalese parliamenary delegation, according to the Parliament Secretariat.

The Nepalese parliamentary delegation will also visit the historical, cultural and industrial places of Tokyo and Kyoto during the visit.

Mrs Narmada Ranabhat, wife of Speaker Taranath Ranabhat, and mps Tanka Prasad Rai, Mrs Kashi Poudel, Mrs Tirtha Gautam, Lalbabu Pandit and Govinda Bikram Shaha, and joint secretary Bishnu Datta Uprety and under secretary Krishna Prasad Pandey are included in the Nepalese parliamentary delegation.